The Catholic Telegraph’s first edition of 2016 features Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr holding aloft the Gospel before opening the Holy Door of Mercy at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains. The issue should begin arriving in mailboxes Dec. 30. The cover story (page 6) will tell readers that more …

Staff Report God’s mercy knows no bounds, and an Archdiocesan event highlighting that fact was the runaway top story of 2014 according to readers voting at TheCatholicTelegraph.com. The Light is ON For You, a one day event that saw every parish in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati offer confession during the …

By Eileen Connelly, OSU The Catholic Telegraph  The season of Advent reminds us to be hope-filled, holy and faithful, to be grateful for the abundant blessings in our lives and keep our lives centered on Christ. 

Staff Report Photo Gallery added Dec. 29. See Below. A native son of the parish laid prostrate before the St. Remy altar Dec. 27. Before the same altar where he received his First Holy Communion and was later confirmed, Andrew Cordonnier was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati …

Students visit with Santa Claus. (Courtesy Photo/McAuley HS) Staff Report Getting in the Christmas spirit, the 21 seniors in McAuley High School’s Child Development class concluded their semester by making toys, like Santa’s elves. The seniors planned and directed 12 preschool classes with area children over the course of the …

Staff Report When Throwback Thursday falls on Christmas Day, the choice of topic can only be one thing — the birth of the Savior of the World, Jesus the Christ. The Catholic Telegraph‘s first edition came out Oct. 22, 1831, a little more than 1800 years too late to be …

Editor’s Note: This post is from 2014. For the 2015 story, click HERE. Staff Report Residents of or visitors to the Archdiocese of Cincinnati now have a one-stop shop to find Christmas Mass schedules for nearly every parish in the archdiocese. Launched in July of 2013, The Catholic Telegraph’s Mass …

By Mary C. Uhler Catholic News Service  MADISON, Wis. — This year a group of families from the Diocese of Madison decided to sponsor a Nativity display at the Wisconsin Capitol, and it turns out it’s one of just a handful of creches on state capitol grounds around the country.

By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service  VATICAN CITY — God is knocking to come into people’s lives, so be attentive, humble and courageous to let him in, Pope Francis said. “When we feel in our heart: ‘I want to be good, to be better … I feel sorry for what …

By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph  Deacon Andrew Cordonnier was surprised to feel God calling him to the priesthood — but he was the only one. The 28-year-old native of Russia, Ohio will be ordained to the priesthood at 11 a.m. Dec. 27 at St. Remy Church in Russia, Ohio, …